Benefits / Financial Support

Dependent Benefits

Special Programs for Families

Several programs are designed to assist military connected families. Many of these programs provide much needed financial assitance to family caregivers who are responsible for providing time-consuming care for their veteran. For help at any time, you many always call the VA's Family Carefiver Support Helpline at 1-855-260-3274. For general help with being a family caregiver, visit the VA's site to see the range of programs available to help you. Go here for a list of all of the survivors benefits available from the VA.

VA Death Pension:The VA Death Pension provides support to surviving spouses and unmarried children of deceased veterans who were discharged under other than dishoborable condition and who served the required amount of time inservice depending on the time period during which they served. This benefit is income based, and is only available to low-income surviving family members. Go here to see if you qualify for the VA Death Pension. To learn how to apply, click here or call 1-800-827-1000.

Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC):DIC is a VA program that pays tax free money to surviving families of veterans who died on active duty, or who's death resulted from a service-related injury or disease, or who's death resulted from a non-service related injury or disease but whoe was receiving total VA Disability COmpensation at the time of their death for a set period of time. Parents who are dependent on a veteran may qualify for a variation of the DIC program called Parents DIC. Click here for more information on Parents DIC.